the_debt_of_time

Remus and James looked shocked at the revelation, but Mia only rolled her eyes.
"You have a girlfriend?" Remus rose a confused brow. "Since when?"
"Who the hell is she? And how come we've never met her?" James snapped.
"Because you.. ." Peter swallowed. "You wouldn't understand. She's... a
Slytherin."
All three were shocked; Remus and James over the fact that their friend was willingly
dating a Slytherin, and Mia because she was shocked that any girl, Slytherin or not, was
willing to date the rotten little rodent. Despite the fact that he was not exactly pure evil yet,
Mia was still angry at him for spying on her and Remus having sex years earlier.
"Pete, mate." James put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Who is she?"
"Her name's Iris." Peter frowned. "She's a sixth year."
"Iris what?" Mia inquired.
"Hmm?"
James eyed his friend. "What's her last name, Wormtail?"
"M-Mulciber."
"Oh, Merlin." Mia rolled her eyes and walked away from the scene for a moment as
her brother officially lost control.
"Mulciber?!" James howled, throwing his hands into the air in exasperation. "You're
dating Mulciber's little sister? Have you completely lost the plot?"
Remus stared at Wormtail, looking completely gobsmacked. "Mate, you've fancied
Mary for years. Don't you remember what Mulciber did to her in fifth year?"
"Iris isn't bad," Peter insisted. "She's nothing like her brother, I swear it on my life."
"So you sneaked out to see Iris... Mulciber." Remus shook his head, still in shock.
"And then.. ."
"Got caught by Filch." Peter nodded, frowning as he shoved his hands into the
pockets of his robes, looking properly shamed for his actions. "He saw the map hanging
out of my robes and snatched it right up."
"All right." James returned from a brief stint of pacing back and forth, now looking
determined. "We can just have Sirius use his penknife to break in and take it back."
It would not be the first time they had broken into the caretaker's office; knowing
the Marauders, Mia assumed it would not be the last.
"No," Mia insisted.